LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Disseminated tuberculosis associated with reactive arthritis of Poncet in an immunocompetent patient

Calado, Juliana de Oliveira Alves; Miola, Anna Carolina; Silvares, Maria Regina Cavariani; Marques, Silvio Alencar.

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020

Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis which, like disseminated tuberculosis, commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Poncet reactive arthritis is a seronegative arthritis affecting patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which is uncommon even in...

Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico, Artritis Reactiva/inmunología, Etambutol/uso terapéutico, Inmunocompetencia, Huésped Inmunocomprometido, Isoniazida/uso terapéutico, Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación, Pirazinamida/uso terapéutico, Rifampin/uso terapéutico, Úlcera Cutánea/tratamiento farmacológico, Úlcera Cutánea/inmunología, Úlcera Cutánea/patología, Resultado del Tratamiento, Tuberculosis Cutánea/tratamiento farmacológico, Tuberculosis Cutánea/inmunología, Tuberculosis Cutánea/patología

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Cutaneous and articular tuberculosis in a renal transplant recipient

Abstract Seven months after undergoing kidney transplantation, a 56-year-old woman presented with papules and ulcers in her right forearm. The patient received antibiotics for 8 months with limited improvement. Eleven months after symptom onset, she presented with acute arthritis in her left knee. Asynov...